‘In the Process of Healing’ tells a story of hope and survival. Responding to the stories of institutional abuse and high rates of suicide, I have worked with a local refugee family to create a moving and respectful collection that reflects the process of healing.

“My vision is to give hope. To document the invisible lives, drowned by society’s attempts to maintain normalcy through keeping their eyes shut, pretending that lives don’t exist, referring to them as numbers. These are important conversations to have in our community and this exhibition provides a contemplative and physical space for conversations about trauma and moving forward in life.”

The room with the ‘Chair of Nails’ is terrifyingly effective and heightens a physical sense of traumatic experience within the body and the mind. The floating images on fabric depict a family of refugees with their faces hidden, conveying a sense of fear, hope and the journey towards healing.

“Very theatrical, stimulating. When you go to the room, the ‘Chair of nails’ is very stark, but very evocative too. Most theatrically exciting think for me was coming out of this room and having to walk through the room with photographs again, and see them in a different emotional state of mind. Beautifully theatrically presented. ” Al Wunder